Athlete Profile: Pieter Antonie Johan van Eck

Age: 20

Hometown/Country: Zuilichem, The Netherlands

Sponsors: Univé - Stouwdam - Cado Motus / Van de Werven - Sportuitslag

Favourite race: Marathon - Track - Ice skating, everything with high speed, and elimination competitors

Best Results in Skating: 2nd World Championship Relay Anyang South Korea, Europian Champion Italy

Which one was most significant?: 2nd World Championship Anyang

Best/Worst crash ever: I broke my arm at a national training.

Goals for the future: Win races

Favourite party drink: Bacardi Cola

If you could be friends with anyone in the world who would it be?: Hiroyasy Shimizu, so he can teach me how to be the best in the moments with the highest pressure, and how to become a emperor.  

Reasons why you love/hate/just like training with Des?: Character Building, Des's way of training is the only way to become the best!

Slogan to live with: "Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it"